Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-15

him. and as his death was almost 1nStan-
taneous it was not very likely that he
took the trouble to shut it and put it
there< after he fell, if it was in his hand
whenhe was shot.
sEoGols was thirty-flve years old, and
wasoborn in Fulton county, Ga. His
wifs and five children reside in the Chick
asaw nation. He, emfgrated from Geor-
GID in 1870, coming to Arkansas, living
for three years in this (Sebastiap) county,
but since 1873 has lived in the Indian
Territory. His, father, srepmoth-
er and several brothers and
sisters are still residents of
this county, and are law-abiding, re-
spectacle farmers. After receiving the
death sentence he based his hopes on ex-
ecutive clemency, and with that conf
dence born of anxiety, clung to his false
hope until Saturday last, when telegram
came that the president declined to in
rerfere in his behalf. Twas then that he
began to realize his terrible position, AMI
was for time completely overcome by
the news.
JAMES LAMB AND ALBERT O'DELL.
These Young men were convicted of
the crime tor which they to-day atoned
L
TENDER, the jury returning verdict in
few minutes after the case was given into
their hands. The circumstances SUI;
rounding the case were of most revolt
ing character, presenting the most strik
ing illustration Of human depravty ever
held up to the public gaze. The evidence
showed that in the fall of 1885 Edvard
Polil7d and George Brasstield, with their
families, were tenants on the same farm
near Lebanon, Chickassw nation, and
that Lamb and O'Dell were engaged
picking cotton there. Mrs. Pollard and
Lamb became infatuated with each other,
as did also Mrs. Brasstield and O'Dell,
which resulted in criminal intimacy
between the two couples. The young
men became so bold in their attentions
to the two faithless wives that their con-
duct became the neighborhood gossip.
They made threatening demonstrations
toward Pollard and Brassfield, and the
latter, fearing his life was in danger, left
his family and fed the country, when
O'Dell forthwith took possession of his
family. Pollard was not SO easily driven
off, and continued to remain at home.
Ga the afternoon of the 26th of December
Mrs. Pollard sent him to Lebanon, some
two miles away, to get some coal Oil and
coffee, while Lamb, on the same day,
went to engage preacher to come and
Marry O'Dell and Mrs. Brasstield, the
ceremony to take place the next day.
Pollard went to the store on foot, made
his purchases and started home, and
that was the last ever seen Of
him alive. Late that night Lam5
and O'Dell went around to
different places in the neighborhCod max
ing inquiries for him, saying his absence
was alarming his wife, but intimated that
he had deserted her the same as Brass
field had ais family. The next morning
the preacher came and, after performing
the marriage ceremoDy for O'Dell and
Mrs. Brassteld, was requested by Lamb
10 perform a like service for himself and
Mrs. Pollard, saying Pollard had desert
ed her and never would return. The
preacher declined, however, and that
afternoon the whole outfit PACKED up ard
left thst section in one wagon, going to &
more remote part OF the Territory. About
two months after their departure the dead
body If Pollard was found in q ravine
about three quarters of mile from where
he had lived. He had evidently
been waylaid as he was going
home from Lebanon on the
evening he was sent by his wife to the
store. He had been shot in the head.
Suspicion was at once directed to Lamb
and O'Dell as his murderers, and it was
evident from circumstances before and
after his disappearance, that conspiracy
had been entered into by Lamb and
0'Dell and the two women to get rid of
both Pollard and Brassfield, either by
killing them or frightening them out OF
the country. Deputy Marshal Mershon
being camped in the vicinity where the
body was found ct once began to work
up the case, and becoming satisfied that
the suspected parties were the murderers
at once took their trail and soon located
O'Dell aud his psramour at a point on
Buck Horn creek, about fifty miles from
the scene of the murder. He arrested
O'Dell some distance from the house
where they were living, early in
the morning, and Learned that
Lamb and Mrs. Pollard had
become alarmed and lett for more
obscure locality day or so previous.
Leaving O'DeIl in charge of his posse he
went on 70 the house and arrested Mrs,
DIdSsHcIu, WIZ icIShSC SlCdL Sul pllsC
when told that it was for being accessory
to the murder of Pollard, saying she did not
know he was dead. Mershon then told
her there was no use making any denials.
For" said he, az have O'Dell already
10 irons, and he has told me all shout it,"
This threw the woman off her guarG, aud
she began to cry, saying if he had told
himself that she could not help it If they
hung him. O'Dell was then brought TO
the house, and on finding that Mershon
bad bv strategy got q confession from
Mrs. Brassfleld, acknowledged that he had
assisted Lamb drag the body off and con-
ceal it, but further than this was
not party to the crime After securing
O'Dell and Mrs. Brassield he left them
in charge of guard and took the trail
after Lamb, coming up On him ct late
hour the same night in lonely log cabin
in the woods about forty mics from
where O'Dell was arrested. Limb de-
MED everything and laughed at the idea
of being arrested, displaying a reckless
bravsdo surprising in one of his age.
O'Dell, in making his statement TO the
officers, even told where they hid Pol
lard's hat and the can of coal oil, which
were afterwards found at the place indl-
Gated by him. He said they took the
package of coffee home and made use of
1t. Mrs. Brassfieid had three children
and Mrs. Pollard one. While at the mar
shaPs camp after the arrest Brsssfeld Wis.
tied them and took possession of
his two Oldest, while the brother